igii.] E. Brunetti : Oriental Tipulidae. 239 



9 9 taken by Dr. Annandale at Bhim Tal, 19 — 22 xi-06, one of 

 which was laying its eggs in the damp hollow of a tree.' 



incunctans, Wlk., cf 9 . 



Ctenophora vclutina, Wulp. 



From Celebes, Tondano and Saugir. 



Van der Wulp, in his catalogue (p. ^y), notes that though 

 Osten Sacken at first (Berl. Ent. Zeit., I.e.) thought velutina dis- 

 tinct from ineunetans, Wlk.. the inspection of a cf and 9 from 

 Celebes in Bigot's collection decided him as to the identity of the 

 two forms, and the variability of the species ; and he wrote the 

 Dutch author to this effect. The type cf and 9 , and an original 

 second 9 are all still in the British Museum in good condition. 

 Walker gave 8 to 10 lines as the length (presumably of both sexes) ; 

 Van der Wulp, in redescribing meuneians , gives cf 12, 9 18 mm., 

 and 19 mm. as the length of his " sp. nov. velutina,'''' also from 

 Celebes. 



A & and 9 in the Vienna Museum have wholly black tho- 

 rax, abdomen and legs; wings deep blackish brown without trace 

 of any lighter streaks. The only colour in the insect is the deep 

 orange-3^ellow of the head above the antennae, the colour extending 

 behind the eyes and reaching the lower part of the head but leav- 

 ing the whole face quite blackish. Both specimens are from 

 Palawan. 



In the same collection are a cf and 9 with the whole head, 

 thorax and coxae bright orange, the colour reaching in the & to 

 the base of the fore femora ; also over the first, and across part of 

 the second abdominal segment. The wings are wholly blackish 

 brown. Both specimens from Samanga, Celebes, taken in 

 November. 



A fifth specimen in the same collection is from the latter loca- 

 lity also and answers exactly to Van der Wulp's velutina, having 

 only the disc of the thorax orange, a broad band of the same 

 colour across the vertex, and a small round dull orange spot in 

 front of each wing. The lower part of the thorax, behind the wings, 

 with the scutellum and metanotum, have a distinct brownish 

 tinge, which gives the impression that in some individuals this part 

 might quite possibly be brownish yellow in colour. 



incunctans, Wlk. (if the above opinions are correct), maybe 

 described thus : — 



Head and thorax ochraceous yellow (sometimes in 9 , disc 

 of thorax only, of this colour). Abdomen ochraceous or reddish 

 yellow at base (probably the extent of the colour is variable) ; the 

 remainder black ; sometimes the whole abdomen black. Legs black, 

 occasionally (at least in the & ) the fore coxae and base of fore 

 femora orange-yellow. Wings rather dark brown, sometimes with 

 some whitish streaks or pale centres to the cells, not very conspi- 

 cuous. 



1 See Rec. Ind. Mus., i, 83. 



